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Floor Plan of Unplanned Domestic Prototype by Ismael Medina Manzano

The kitchen is tucked into a corner off the curved green wall with mirror-clad cabinetry, helping it almost disappear into the space. The island is on wheels and incorporates a hydraulic piston so that it can be moved and raised and lowered for different uses in the space.

Borrassá by Peris + Toral Arquitectes holds 54 social housing units in Barcelona’s Besòs district.

Before: The original living room was basic and cold, with just a wood stove to fight the mountain chill. “It was always cold,” Andrew recalls, but he didn't mind as long as he was near the ski fields.

The home's timber structure was prefabricated, making construction on the remote site easier. "The house had to be characterized with the rural context so we used natural materiality, such as the use of wood and ceramic tiles,

"In the living area we designed a continuous skylight along the roof ridge,

The home's structure is made of glulam wood members, which are exposed and help inform the quality of interior and exterior spaces.

<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">"Entering the house feels remarkably like stepping aboard a vessel,

The renovated bathroom now features fixtures from Waterworks, Watermark Designs, and Kohler Veil.

Another dramatic fireplace!

The bedrooms are tucked into the stone-clad lower level, while the upper floor, wrapped in Marvin Ultimate windows, opens up to the canopy. The planted roof insulates the lower level while helping the home recede into the landscape.